The Arms Race

By BigAngus59

  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference
    USSR is informed of the Manhatten Project.
  • Period: to

    The Arms Race

  • 1st Atomic Bombing of Japan

    1st Atomic Bombing of Japan
    US Dropped the first Atomic Bomb, "Little Boy" on Hisroshima, Japan.

  • 2nd Atomic Bomb Dropped.

    2nd Atomic Bomb Dropped.
    US dropped the second Atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. It was codenamed "Fat Man."

  • USSR enters race.

    USSR enters race.
    The USSR tested its first atomic bomb. Nicknamed Joe 1 by the westerners.

  • First Hydrogen Bomb

    First Hydrogen Bomb
    The United States tested the first Hydrogen bomb.

  • USSR Hydrogen Bomb

    USSR Hydrogen Bomb
    The USSR detonated its first Hydrogen bomb.

  • Cuban Missle Crisis

    Cuban Missle Crisis

  • SALT 1

    SALT 1

  • SALT 2

    SALT 2

  • INF

    INF
    Intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty.

  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall
    The Berlin Wall fell on this day.

  • End of the Cold War

    End of the Cold War